Stefanovikeio
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Stefanovikio Στεφανοβίκειο |
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| Coordinates: 39°27′46.8″N 22°44′27.6″E / 39.463000°N 22.741000°ECoordinates: 39°27′46.8″N 22°44′27.6″E / 39.463000°N 22.741000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Magnesia |
| Municipality | Rigas Feraios |
| Municipal unit | Feres |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
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| • Population | 1,963 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 37500 |
Stefanovikio (Greek: Στεφανοβίκειο) is a small town in Thessaly, Greece. It is part of the municipality Rigas Feraios, and the municipal unit Karla.
The Stefanovikio located in the prefecture of Magnesia and was one of four communities of Karla Municipality. With kallikratis plan belongs to the municipality Rigas resulting from the combination of pre-existing municipalities Feron and Karla and Keramidiou Community. The extent of the new municipality is 549.77 square kilometers and a population of 12.096 inhabitants according to the 2001 census.
The Stefanovikio that the last twenty years has made great development, apart from other Kampochoria (Greek: Καμποχώρια) area. When in 1809 he visited Stefanovikio the English traveler Leake, wrote the book "Thessaly" (1805-1810), that the "manor Chatzimes were 50 Greek houses." In all likelihood, the same name and had a Turkish owner of the village. Proof of establishment of the Aga Stefanovikio the headquarters Konaki (Greek: Κονάκι), which is the only building that perisothike by the earthquake of 1957. A few years later, namely in 1815, the name was changed to "Hadji-a-half," he writes in his book Geography Partial, the Arg. Filippides and 1890 in "Chatzimisi". As not, say residents, the Chatzimisi (Greek: Χατζήμισι) name was given because the Turkish owner of the area, could not complete the process in Mecca to take the title of Hajji.
After the liberation in 1881, owner of the village was a Yugoslav origin, named Paul Stefanovik Skylitsis who parakarlia entire area of 44,000 hectares had - as they say - win on paper at Istanbul of the Turkish owner. Another fortune throughout Thessaly, the Stefanovik had acquired by lending money beys.
However Stefanovik's mother was Greek, was what prompted him to give no consideration to the extent to residents of Stefanovikio. The Stefanovik indeed - as reported by residents - donated to the Greek State to the extent, in not recognizing that the bid was of the inhabitants the name of the village.
When in 1809 he visited Stefanovikio the English traveler Leake, wrote the book "Thessaly" (1805-1810), that the "manor Chatzimes were 50 Greek houses." In all likelihood, the same name and had a Turkish owner of the village. A few years later, namely in 1815, the name was changed to "Hadji-a-half," he writes in his book Geography Partial, the Arg. Filippides and 1890 in "Chatzimisi".
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